ELROSA SAINTS

*MONTHLY MEETINGS TAKE PLACE ON THE 1ST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH @ 7 PM AT ELROSA BAR & LOUNGE. 

-Baseball Club Officers-

President---Cory Kampsen

Vice President---Matt Middendorf

Secretary---Matt Bauer

Treasurer---Joey Deters

Gambling Manager---Jeff Peter

Acting Manager---AJ Hadley

Player representative---Ethan Vogt

Contributing members: Eddie Martin, Cory Van Beck, Leroy Wiener, "Monkey" Lieser, Paul Kampsen, Andy Illies, Kevin Kuefler, Brandon Roelike, Paul J Gruber, Dustin Breitbach, Steve Mueller, Pat Illies, Aaron Vogt, Johnny Olmscheid, Noah Bayer, Adam Breitbach, Rod Meech, Mike Illies, Chugger Wander, Cory Yarke, Randy Duevel, Andy Mages, Chad Kampsen, Kyle "WE Fest" Lieser, Bill Buckentine, Aaron DeRoo, Gibby Bauer, Ken Vogt, Mike Buckentine.

Please support these businesses that feature our pull tabs & E-tabs:

Padua Pub, Eagle's Nest-Regal, Heidi's Bar-Sedan & Elrosa Bar & Lounge. 

Location: Elrosa, MN 56325

Team Colors: Navy Blue & Orange

State Affiliation: Class C

League Affiliation: Stearns County League-North

Region: 15C

Home Field: Saints Field

Field Dimensions: Left-321 ft., Left-Center-364 ft., Center-370 ft., Right-Center-365 ft., Right-322 ft.

Field Surface: Natural Grass                                                                                            

Lights: Installed in 1988.

Scoreboard: Electric in 2000, repainted in 2014, new in 2022. 

If you want to schedule a game with the Saints, contact AJ Hadley (320-333-8818).

If you want to schedule a game, have questions regarding field maintenance, or have a general interest in cargo shorts, contact Matt "Gumbi" Bauer (320-333-9647).

Mailing address

Elrosa Ball Field

P.O. Box 15

Elrosa, MN 56325

BY-LAWS 

Elrosa Baseball Club Inc. 

ARTICLE I. OFFICES 

Section 1. Principal Office. The principal office and registered office of the corporation shall be located in the village of Elrosa, County of Stearns, State of Minnesota. 

ARTICLE II. MEMBERSHIP 

Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the directing members shall be held on the first Wednesday in April in each year, commencing in 1976, at the hour of 7:30 p.m. for the election of a Board of Directors and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. If the day fixed for the annual meeting shall be a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day. 

Section 2. Special Meetings of Directing Members. Special meetings of the directing members for any purpose or purposes may be called by the President or Vice President and shall be called by the President or Vice President at the request of no less than a majority of the directing members who are entitled to vote at the meeting. 

Section 3. Place of Meeting. The Board of Directors may designate any place as a place of meeting for any annual meeting or for any special meeting. If no designation is made, or if a special meeting be otherwise called, the place of meeting shall be the principal office of the corporation in the village of Elrosa. 

Section 4. Notice of Meetings of Directing Members. 

A. Annual Meetings and Special Meetings. Notice of the time and place of all annual and special meetings shall be mailed or addressed through electronic communication by the Secretary to each directing member to the last known address of said directing member as the same appears on books of the corporation at least five days before the meeting date of all annual and special meetings. 

B. Mailing. Every notice shall be deemed duly served when the same has been deposited in the United States mail, with postage fully prepaid and addressed to the directing member at his, her or its address as it appears on the corporate books of the corporation. 

C. Waiver. Attendance of a person at a meeting of directing members, in person or by proxy, shall constitute a waiver of such notice, except when attendance is for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business, at the commencement of the meeting, because the meeting was not lawfully called or convened. 

Section 5. Quorum. A majority of the outstanding shares of directing memberships of the corporation entitled to vote represented in person or by proxy shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of directing members. If less than a majority of outstanding shares of directing memberships are represented at a meeting, a majority of the shares of directing memberships so represented may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. At such adjourned meetings at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. The directing members present at a duly organized meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directing members to leave less than a quorum. 

Section 6. Proxies. At all meetings of shareholders, a directing member may vote by proxy executed in writing by the directing member or by his duly authorized attorney in fact. Such proxy shall be filed with the Secretary of the corporation before or at the time of the meeting. 

Section 7. Voting. Each directing member in good standing shall be entitled to one vote upon each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of directing members. 

Section 8. Cumulative Voting. There shall be no cumulative voting allowed. 

Section 9. The membership of the corporation shall be as follows: 

A. Directing Members. There shall be seven directing members who shall have the sole right to vote in regard to corporation matters. The directing members shall have the right to perpetuate this class of membership and in case the membership of this class shall fall below seven members for any reason including death and resignation, the remaining directing members shall elect other individuals to become directing members of the corporation. The total number, however, not to exceed seven. 

B. Participating Members. Any person may become a participating member of the corporation. There shall be no limit on the number of participating members of the association. Participating members shall not be entitled to vote on any corporation matter.

ARTICLE III.

Section 1. General Powers. The business, property and affairs of the corporation shall be managed by its Board of Directors. 

Section 2. Number. The number of Directors of the corporation shall be three to seven Directors. 

Section 3. Tenure. Each Director shall hold office for a period of three years from the date of his election with the exception of the original Board of Directors, which shall hold office as set forth in the Articles of Incorporation, as the case may be, and until his successor shall have been duly elected and 

qualified, or until his death, resignation, or removal. 

Section 4. Annual Meetings. The annual meetings of the Directors shall be held without notice immediately after the adjournment of each directing members' meeting or at such time as may be provided by the Board of Directors.

Section 5. Regular Meetings. A regular meeting of the Board of Directors shall be held without other notice than this By-Law immediately after, and at the same place as the initial meeting of the incorporators and directing members, and each annual meeting of directing members. 

Section 6. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the President, or in his absence, the Vice President, or by a majority of the directing members on or at a location determined by the board of directors. 

Section 7. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but if less than such a majority is present at a meeting, a majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice. 

Section 8. Manner of Acting. The act of the majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

Section 9. Vacancies. Any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors may be filled by appointment made by the remaining Directors. A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall be a Director until his successor is elected by the directing members who may make such election at the next annual meeting of the directing members, or at any special meeting duly called for that purpose and held prior thereto. 

ARTICLE IV. OFFICERS

Section 1. Number. The officers of this corporation shall be a President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Gambling Manager, an Acting Manager, and a player representative. Any two offices, except those of President and Vice President, may be held by the same person. 

Section 2. Election and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation to be elected by the Board of Directors shall be elected annually by the Board of Directors at the regular meeting of the directing members. If the election of officers shall not be held at such meeting, such election shall be held as soon thereafter as conveniently may be. Each officer shall hold office until his successor shall have been duly elected and shall have qualified or until his death or until he shall resign or shall have been removed in the manner hereinafter provided. 

Section 3. Removal. Any officer or agent elected or appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever in its judgment the best interests of the corporation would be served thereby. 

Section 4. Vacancies. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or otherwise, may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term. 

Officers & Directors 

Section 5. President. The President shall be the principal executive officer of the corporation and, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the corporation. He shall have authority, subject to such rules as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors, to appoint such agents and employees of the corporation as he deems necessary, to prescribe their powers, duties and compensation, and to delegate authority to them. Such agents and employees shall hold office at the discretion of the President. He shall have authority to sign, execute and acknowledge, on behalf of the corporation, all deeds, mortgages, bonds, stock certificates, contracts, leases, reports and all other documents or instruments necessary or proper to be executed in the course of the corporation's regular business, or which shall be authorized by resolution of the Board of Directors; and, except as otherwise provided by law or the Board of Directors, he may authorize any Vice President or other officer or agent of the corporation to sign, execute and acknowledge such documents or instruments in his place and stead. In general, he shall perform all duties incident to the office of President and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

Section 6. Vice President. In the absence of the President or in the event of his death, inability or refusal to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President shall perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. 

Section 7. Secretary. The Secretary shall: (a) keep the minutes of the directing members and of the Board of Directors meetings in one or more books provided for that purpose; (b) see that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws or as required by law; (c) be custodian of the corporate records; (d) keep a register of the post office address of each directing member which shall be furnished to the Secretary by such directing members; (e) have general charge of the stock transfer books of the corporation; and (f) in general perform all duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. 

Section 8. Treasurer. If required by the Board of Directors, the Treasurer and any Assistant Treasurer selected by the Board of Directors shall give a bond for the faithful discharge of his duties in such sum and with such surety or sureties as the Board of Directors shall determine. He shall: (a) have charge and custody of and be responsible for all funds and securities of the corporation; receive and give receipts for moneys due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever, and deposit all such moneys in the name of the corporation in such bank, trust companies or other depositories as shall be selected in accordance with the provisions of these By-Laws: and (b) in general perform all of the duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the President or by the Board of Directors. 

Section 9. Gambling Manager. The gambling manager shall perform all the duties necessary to ensure a consistent fund balance in accordance with the Minnesota State Charitable Gambling Board. 

Section 10. Acting Manager. The acting manager shall perform all the duties necessary to ensure a competitive team in accordance with the Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Association. This shall include but is not limited to meetings with the State, Region and League representatives.

Section 11. Player Representative. The player representative shall be a member of the amateur team that will act and vote on behalf of the team.

Section 12. Salaries. Any salaries payable to either the Officers or the Directors may be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors. 

Section 13. Filling More Than One Office. Any two offices of the corporation except those of President and Vice President may be held by the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity. 

ARTICLE V. MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES 

There shall be two types of membership certificates, those for directing members shall be restricted to the number of directing numbers authorized by these By-Laws annually and in addition thereto participating membership certificates which may be issued without limit. 

ARTICLE VI. AMENDMENTS 

These By-Laws may be altered, amended or repealed and new By-Laws may be adopted either by the affirmative vote of the directing members representing majority of all the shares issued and outstanding, at any annual or special directing members meeting or by the affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, if a notice setting forth the terms of the proposal has been given in accordance with the notice requirements for special meetings of directing members or for special meetings of Directors, whichever may be applicable. The Board of Directors may make and alter all By-Laws, except those By-Laws fixing their number, qualifications, classifications, or term of office; provided, that any By-Law amended, altered or repealed by the Directors as provided herein may thereafter be amended, altered or repealed by the directing members. 

ARTICLE VII. FISCAL YEAR 

The fiscal year of the corporation shall begin on the first day of January in each year. 

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These By-Laws were adopted as and for the By-Laws of the ELROSA BASEBALL TEAMS, at the First Meeting of Incorporation and Directing Members and at the First Meeting of the Board of Directors held on the 1st day of May, 1975.

Updated January 3rd, 2022.